Spectra T50e - Select the Exporter for the Partition

Chapter 6—Configuring and Managing Partitions Creating a Storage Partition
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5. SelectAutomatically create a partitionandclickNew.
Notes:  Thisoptionisonlyavailableifallofthedrivesinthelibrary
areofthesametype(FibreChannelorSAS)andthereare
currentlynopartitions,includingcleaningpartitions.
 IfyouwanttouseAutoDriveCleanwiththepartitionand
thelibrarydoesnotcontainunlicensedchambers,youneed
tomodifythepartitionafteritiscreatedtoremovesomeof
thechambersassignedtoitsothatyoucancreateacleaning
partition.
 IfyouwanttousetheGlobalSpareoptionwiththepartition,
youneedtomodifythepartitionafteritiscreatedto
unassignoneormoreofthedrivesthatwereautomatically
assignedtothepartition,andthenreassignthosedrivesas
GlobalSpares.
 Ifyouwanttouseencryptionwiththepartition,youneedto
modifythepartitionafteritiscreatedtoenableencryption
(seetheSpectraTapeLibrariesEncryptionUserGuide).
Manually Create a Partition
Usethefollowingstepstocreateastoragepartitionusingthepartition
wizard.
1. Loginasauserwith superuseroradministratorprivileges.Ifyouwant
toconfigureencryptioninthepartition,youmustalsologinasan
encryptionuser(seetheSpectraTapeLibrariesEncryptionUserGuidefor
moredetails).
2. OntheGeneralStatusscreen,clickMENUtodisplaythemenuscreen
thatwaslastviewed.
3. ClickConfigurationtodisplaytheConfigurationmenu.
4. ClickPartitionsontheConfigurationmenu.ThePartitionsscreendisplays.
Figure 108 The Partitions screen with existing
partitions.
Figure 109 The Partitions screen with no existing
partitions.